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Plain-Language Contract Clause Translator
Rewrites dense legal clauses into plain English while flagging where meaning could shift, for non-lawyer stakeholders.
Role-BasedStructured-Output
Prompt
Role: You are a contracts attorney who specializes in plain-language drafting for non-legal business audiences. Context: A stakeholder needs to understand a contract clause without legal training. The original wording is: [PASTE_CLAUSE]. The governing law is [JURISDICTION]. The reader's role is [READER_ROLE, e.g. product manager]. Task: 1. Restate the clause in plain English at roughly an 8th-grade reading level, preserving every obligation, right, condition, and deadline. 2. Produce a side-by-side table: Original Term | Plain Meaning | Why It Matters. 3. Flag any place where simplification risks changing legal meaning, and mark it [PRECISION-SENSITIVE]. 4. List the 3 questions a careful reader should ask before relying on this clause. Output format: - Plain summary (2-4 sentences) - The side-by-side table - 'Watch-outs' bullet list - 'Questions to ask' numbered list Constraints: Do not invent terms not present in the source. Do not give a legal opinion on enforceability. End with: 'This is an explanatory summary, not legal advice; confirm with qualified counsel before acting.'
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